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Multi-skilled communicators are in high demand

The core at the heart of our BYU-Idaho degree is a foundation of communication classes aimed at creating communication professionals.

In these core classes, you will learn the power of understanding audience, responding to audience needs, tailoring messages inter-personally, succeeding in teams, and working with different forms of media. Explore communication classes

Our graduates know what to say and how to say it, to the right people at the right time.

This communication core prepares you professionally to then specialize in two focus areas to increase your value in the marketplace.

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Build high demand, market-drivenskills that pay.

Pair your core communication skills with two focus areas, where you develop a breadth and depth of highly marketable skills in media creation and management.

Journalism

Video Production

Visual Communication

Public Relations

Organizational Leadership

Digital and Social Media

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Choose two focus areas to expand your specialized skills.

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A BYU-Idaho communication degree keeps it real

Build your portfolio in student media programs, practicums, and societies.

The real world starts before you get your degree.

Produce nationally-syndicated TV shows

Report on major events from behind-the-scenes

Direct award-winning documentaries

Organize major community events

BYU-Idaho communication graduates are shaping the industry

Receiving a COMM degree taught me the importance of dedicating time to not only fulfill deliverables but to consistently research and then adapt if needed.

Being able to communicate in a way that is timely, informative, and formal makes a positively lasting mark with those you work side by side with.

Digital and Social Media Organizational Leadership Zuggeyly Mendoza

Marketing Coordinator

My video production background, combined with the skills I developed in visual design, helped my portfolio stand out in a very competitive hiring process.

Most professors, if they saw that you were serious about improving your craft, would take the time to help you grow.

Video Production Visual Communication Connor Taylor

Multimedia Instructional Designer

COMM gave me a competitive edge…. Those skills set me apart in both journalism and marketing.

My professors didn’t just teach theory—they made sure we created work that could be published, used by brands, and held to industry standards.

Journalism Public Relations Julia Brunette Johnson

Content Marketer